Lightning, thunder, hail and sleet all visited the Rochester area when a line of storms moved through the area on April 2. Some of the flashes of lightning and house-rattling rumbles prompted the ...

We have all witnessed a lightning bolt illuminating the night sky and heard the booming crack of thunder that follows. As clouds build in the initial stages of thunderstorm development ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Whenever we think of thunderstorms, the first things that come to our mind are lightning, thunder, and heavy rain. But can there be a thunderstorm without any rain ever reaching ...

First, let's get into the science of it to help us better understand it. Lightning always happens first, then thunder. Thunder happens when lightning passes through the air. The lightning ...

Miller's advice is to get indoors if thunder comes rolling within 30 seconds after you see the lightning. Vagasky is more cautions. "There is no safe place outside during a thunderstorm," he said.

The WTOL 11 Weather Team began tracking thunder and lightning alongside freezing rain and sleet Wednesday night ahead of a Weather Impact ALERT DAY winter storm. While thunder and lightning aren't ...